"Amid the legacies of colonialism and their oppressive sociopolitical histories, cultural appropriation can be a a continuation of those histories of dominance. This appropriation can be expressed through a dominant culture exercising its privilege, ability, and, most importantly, power to pick and choose what cultural forms to absorb or discard, and what is regarded as worthy or unworthy of consideration in defining Buddhist practice for western communities. The separation of mindfulness practice from the eightfold path and the rest of its spiritual lineage of ethics in order to be efficacious in secular, corporate, for-profit, market-driven worlds is only one example."

— Awakening together by Larry Yang